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WNED-TV consistently ranks among the most-watched U.S. public television stations in prime time. Our popular line-up draws from PBS and various other sources, including the BBC and American Public Television. As a leading producer of single-topic documentaries, our national and regional broadcasts have been seen by millions of people across the continent, stimulating cultural and heritage tourism to the Buffalo/Niagara/Toronto region.

ThinkBright and Well/WORLD TV continues its commitment to quality health and wellness programming. Also in the mix are outstanding news and information shows as well as independent films with a global perspective.

About WBFO-FM 88.7

WBFO-FM 88.7 has the largest radio newsroom staff in the Buffalo/Niagara region. In addition to extensive local and regional journalism, WBFO also features the best of public radio from NPR, PRI, the BBC and American Public Media.

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About Classical 94.5 WNED

Classical 94.5 WNED is a robust full-time service that provides the best of our regional, national, and international classical music scene. Some of public radio’s most knowledgeable announcers curate programming from a music library boasting more than 32,000 CDs.

ThinkBright is the education and outreach arm of WNED | WBFO. This department creates educational materials related to WNED-TV productions, distributes materials to educators and organizations in Western New York, coordinates PBS TeacherLine NY and promotes English and math literacy throughout our community.

IF OUR WATER COULD TALKINTRODUCTIONBY DONALD K. BOSWELL, PRESIDENT AND CEO, WNED | WBFO, BUFFALO-TORONTO

After decades of stalled efforts and missed opportunities, Buffalo’s historic waterfront is becoming the heart of a downtown renaissance. People are going to concerts, playing ice hockey, walking the Canalside boardwalk, and returning to the water in kayaks and tour boats. People are even touring and climbing Buffalo’s iconic grain elevators.

Few cities in America have the rich waterfront heritage of Buffalo. It was access to water that built Western New York into an economic and industrial powerhouse from the early 19th century through the mid 20th century. During that time Buffalo was a major railroad hub, the largest grain port in the world, and a major steel producer.

But that industrial prosperity left Western New York with a legacy of neglected and polluted waterways. By the late 1960s the Buffalo River was one of the most polluted rivers in North America. In 1968 the river was so polluted it even caught fire. Around the same time, Lake Erie was famously declared dead. That period serves as a benchmark for the severity of post-industrial pollution and the relative indifference to its consequences.

But in the 40 years since that time, there has been remarkable progress. Water quality in Lake Erie and the Buffalo River has significantly improved. And while there is much more to be done, water is once again creating opportunities for the region.

If Our Water Could Talk is WNED | WBFO’s multimedia project to create a public discussion about water. The television, radio, education and web components tell the past, present and future of the region’s water resources. WNED and WBFO will continue to focus attention and reporting on the issues and opportunities of the water and waterfront.

We are pleased to be joined in this effort by Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, who collaborated with WNED | WBFO on the education and outreach components of the project. Riverkeeper’s mission is to protect and restore the quality and quantity of our water while connecting people to the water.

Through this collective effort we are hoping to encourage community dialogue and engagement in the future planning for use of our water resources and to hopefully continue to listen to the water was we move forward.

WNED ǀ WBFO is a trusted public media resource that enriches its audiences by providing educational, entertaining programming and services, as well as engaging the Western New York and Southern Ontario communities through cultural and civic involvement.